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TIL about William James Sidis: The Smartest Guy Ever?

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En6d TIL that, because of the horrible live-action version of Cat In the Hat, Dr. Seuss’s estate demanded that there can no longer be any live-action Dr. Seuss movies.
N7Q48 TIL Black apples exist. In a remote part of Tibet grow "Black Diamond Apples". This is due to the amount of UV light they receive along with temperature fluctuations at night.
84VZ TIL When someone called the black chauffeur of Alice Roosevelt (daughter of Teddy) a “black bastard”, the driver took it in stride. Roosevelt, however, leaned out the window and shouted “Shut up, you white son of a bitch.”
BgdJW TIL Sushi was invented in China, not Japan, and was a way of preserving fish in salt.
Mep68 TIL dogs are red-green color blind and 20/75 vision